Transcript Web 2.0 Tools for Classroom Use

Jan Williams
Educational Technology Consultant
[email protected]
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“You see and hear it everywhere, "Web 2.0 This"
and "Web 2.0 That" but what is Web 2.0? How do
you define Web 2.0? Well, simply put, Web 2.0 is
an Internet jargon term used to describe the
newer generation of websites that are about
"User-generated" content. By this I mean Web
2.0 websites allow users to collaborate and share
information, opinions, comments, ideas, links,
ratings, bookmarks, reviews, pictures, videos,
and more.”
Definition above for Web 2.0 from Alan Todd
http://www.allantodd.com/seo/2-what-is-web20-simple-definition-please
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Originally it was “sit and git”
You searched and read and that was it
Everything was one-dimensional
The Web was really like a huge encyclopedia!
We thought it was pretty cool to have the
world at our fingertips…still do
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These sites are two-way
You read and you can respond!
Anyone can interact
There are lots of applications in the
Classroom, but not all Web 2.0 tools are
appropriate for classrooms
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Wikis-terrific for collaboration
View this clever video, “Wikis in Plain
English”
http://www1.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php
?video_id=20514
Besides using wikis for collaborative projects,
they are also a great place to organize and
share resources. See my wiki
http://janwilliamsresources.wikispaces.com/
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Check out my Blog! http://janvalwill.blogspot.com/
After reading my postings, you should add your
comments…you might need to create a Google
account if you don’t already have one in order to post
This one was created using Google Docs. I think it
should be accessible at your school
Get your students blogging and they are writing!
Like Wikispaces, Blogspot is FREE!
You can also do a blog on your Pow-Pak page. Best
part about that one is that the teacher has to allow
each posting to be published…keeps inappropriate
comments from appearing
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www.wordle.net
Select any created content or content on
web-highlight
Paste it into Wordle to create a cool Word
Cloud
The more often a word occurs in the text, the
larger the word will be in the cloud
Really great to use with student writings to let
them see if they are on topic and point
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Edmodo.com is a secure, social learning
platform for teachers, students, schools and
districts. The provide a safe and easy way for
your class to connect and collaborate, share
content and access homework, grades and school
notices. Their goal is to help educators harness
the power of social media to customize the
classroom for each and every learner
I created a training group. Go to edmodo.com.
Click I am a Teacher. Create your account. Then
use zb0auq to join my group
Lots of great resources in Help Center to get
started
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www.edu.glogster.com
Create an account. Select the free, limited one
Glogs are like a webpage made by students to
demonstrate understanding of concept…they are
kind of like a poster
Check out some of the cool glogs out there!
This is just one more way to have students
interact with a variety of sources in an engaging
way!
If you really plan to use this site, you would really
need to upgrade to one of the paid categories,
starting at under $30/year for more options
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http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
This is another engaging activity for students,
which incorporates some 21st Century
thinking
This is much more fun for students to
demonstrate what they know about a topic
Make a box for yourself to get the idea
Register your school (if not already
registered)
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www.animoto.com
Make cool presentations to share with others
Students can do these easily and they look so
professional!
Can use this to create a digital greeting card!
Sign up, make a few!
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www.pinterest.com
Create an account and pin away!
I think this would be a great tool for students
to make a “poster” for a topic
Possible downsides-need an email address or
login with Facebook or Twitter
Also can be a great professional tool to share
and collaborate with colleagues
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www.dropbox.com
This is cloud storage. You can access the
documents you save on Dropbox anywhere
you can get to the web
You can also create shared folders for
collaboration-very handy, and saves you from
having to email documents back and forth
Free for limited size storage, but you earn
more storage by inviting others to join
(hmmm, does that make it a Ponzi scheme?)
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www.surveymonkey.com Free account gets
you unlimited surveys with up to 10
questions
Other ideas or surveying include using
Google Forms
Think outside the box-a “survey” can be
anytime you want anyone-students, parentsto answer questions!
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Moodle, Blackboard, Sakai
Facebook and other Social Networking sites
Prezi.com (cool presentations) Tagxedo.com
(word clouds) Don’t forget to take advantage of
the tutorials available on almost all of these sites
Youtube has some great stuff for teachershttp://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blogs/64
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Teachertube, Schooltube
Wikipedia
Social Bookmarking (ex. Delicious.com)
Tons of others!
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Contact Info: [email protected]
330-506-4270
http://janwilliamsresources.wikispaces.com/
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